IH
ISLAND HOSPITAL
Organization · WA
Hires government relations
Public Hospital District
Who they hire
What they lobby on
Funding of local public hospital priorities. Funding related to the Health, Human Services & Education Appropriations bill and the Budget Resolution. Competitive grant funding opportunities for public hospitals. Issues related to the impact of sequestration. Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending guidelines and project submittal.
Funding opportunities for local health care projects for community hospitals. Support for additional mental health services via discretionary grant program funding. Issues surrounding Medicare Dependent Hospitals. Reauthorization of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program. Funding for medical air transport between Anacortes and San Juan Islands. Funding for surgical support expansion project.
Impact of sequestration on Medicare reimbursement rates. Support for Medicare Dependent Hospital reimbursement rates. Support for reauthorization of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program with changes to qualify Medicare Dependent Hospitals below 50 beds.